Conservationists have appealed a federal judge's rejection of their
lawsuit in Nevada aimed at shutting down a federal program that
spends more than $100 million a year to subsidize the killing of
coyotes, mountain lions and other predators that threaten livestock.

With sales dipping in the wake of the government shutdown, Springdale businesses at the entrance to Zion National Park are preparing themselves to cope with the long-term consequences from the premature end of their tourism season.

Shards of glass still littered the pavement and sidewalk as mourners and family supporters gathered at a candlelight vigil for 3-month-old Dayton Cook who died Saturday from injuries sustained in a car crash the previous night.

Addressing the Church for the first time since his wife Frances passed
away, President Thomas S. Monson expressed tender feelings for his
beloved companion during a Sunday session of General Conference as
the chair she used to occupy sat empty.